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Pecheles Automotive to enhance Greenville campus

GREENVILLE, NC — Joe Pecheles Hyundai will be moving into a brand-new, state of the art Hyundai facility in July 2023.  The new showroom, currently under construction at 201 Greenville Blvd. SE in Greenville, is 22,000 square feet and was designed by Hyundai based on their plans for the newest dealerships in the U.S. Construction on the $7.5 million showroom began in April 2022 and it will replace the original (adjacent) dealership that was built in 1965.  The original facility will be demolished after employees occupy the new facility. “Pecheles Automotive is proud to invest in our facilities and our employees to make it a better place for our customers and employees to work and do business,” said Brian Pecheles, president of Pecheles Automotive Group. Greenville based Custom Building Company (CBC) is the general contractor assigned to the project on the six-acre complex.  Pecheles Automotive Group and CBC have worked together on numerous facilities and renovation projects over the years. Joe Pecheles Hyundai will be the third dealership remodel completed on Pecheles Automotive Group’s Greenville campus in the last five years, joining Audi Greenville and Joe Pecheles Volkswagen, both on Evans Street in Greenville. Pecheles Automotive was founded by Joe and Elma Pecheles in July of 1965 with the opening of Joe Pecheles Volkswagen.  Pecheles Automotive has grown from one dealership to six, with locations in Greenville (Volkswagen, Audi and Hyundai), Washington (Ford and Toyota), and New Bern, NC (Honda). For more information on Pecheles Automotive Group and to browse their inventory of new and used cars, visit pechelescars.com . Video tour of the construction process Courtesy of Pecheles Automotive Group

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When Supporting and Buying Local Isn’t Just a Slogan

There are many wonderful assets in eastern North Carolina, and our great businesses and industries are just a few of them. Two strong examples call Greenville and Pitt County home: Pecheles Automotive Group and Custom Building Company (CBC). Pecheles Automotive Group and CBC have been partnering for over 36 years creating a greater impact for their respective businesses.  The Greenville Eastern North Carolina Alliance is thankful to have these companies as private sector investors.

Each company has a history deeply rooted in family and generational growth and development. The Pecheles Automotive Group was founded in 1965 by Joe and Elma Pecheles. The couple began their company with Joe Pecheles Volkswagen. Their son Brian Pecheles sits at the helm of Pecheles Automotive which now includes Volkswagen, Audi, and Hyundai in Greenville; Toyota and Ford in Washington; and Honda in New Bern. There has always been a priority on investing in the community and facilities. “That’s why we are investing locally and encourage people to buy local,” said Brian Pecheles.

Custom Building Company also has a history of being family grown. The company was founded in 1963 by the late C.B. (Pete) West III as Home Services Company of Greenville. Today, CBC has grown into a design-build commercial construction firm run by West’s son Pete and grandson Chris. You’ll see CBC projects underway across Pitt County and eastern North Carolina. CBC is a major part of making commerce grow in our region.

Pecheles and CBC have collaborated on numerous buildings and renovation projects with the Pecheles Automotive Group over the years. Over 25 years ago, CBC completed renovations for the existing Hyundai showroom. Now, as Pecheles continues to thrive off modernization and technology in the automotive industry, they have once again engaged CBC in a new project. Pecheles has a $7.5 million state of the art Hyundai showroom currently under construction.

This new showroom will replace the nearly 60-year-old building adjacent to it on the six-acre complex between Greenville Blvd and Evans Street in Greenville, NC. It has truly been a mutual partnership of support across the decades. When you drive by a Pecheles Automotive dealership in Greenville, Washington, or New Bern or a construction site with a CBC sign out front you’re seeing an indicator of the heartbeat of our local economy and the collaboration of many to grow the region.

The Greenville Eastern North Carolina Alliance works with our partners; Pitt County Economic Development, East Carolina University, Pitt Community College, ECU Health, and many others to help support and grow our existing businesses and industries and attract new industries. It is our goal to create opportunities that grow our tax base and create better paying jobs for our residents. The people in these jobs buy cars, houses, go out to eat, need banking and insurance institutions, childcare, and an endless list of other products and services.

Local investment, collaboration and engagement is key to our success. As we close out this year, we salute Pecheles Automotive Group and CBC along with all of our members that are invested in our mission. See the full list at: https://www.encalliance.com/about-us/investors . Support those who support good growth in our region. C.B. (Pete) West III and Joe Pecheles had a vision back in the 60’s and we are thankful this legacy continues today. Buy local and support local and you will see our community continue to grow.

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British design studio Vitruvius Yachts has revealed a new superyacht concept known as the Vitruvius Palm Beach. The 46-metre project is available for sale with Worth Avenue Yachts and has been tailored specifically for the North American market.

Several prominent shipyards are "currently bidding to bring this vision to life," according to the broker, with construction expected to begin next year.

The superyacht is designed with a low draft of two metres, making it best suited to shoal draft locations such as the Bahamas, Florida and The Chesapeake.

Accommodation is across five lower deck cabins, plus quarters for nine crew. The owner's cabin would be full-beam and features an office, dressing area, his and hers bathrooms and fold-down balcony. 

While the interior designer is unconfirmed, preliminary renderings reveal a pared back, contemporary aesthetic. The main saloon benefits from full-height windows, a "convertible" lounging and dining area for 10 guests as well as a dedicated lounge starboard.

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Anna Horzempa, a scholarship recipient, delivers a thank you speech at the Pecheles Automotive Group scholarship breakfast. (Photos by Rob Taylor)

Dr. Anisa Zvonkovic, dean of the College of Health and Human Performance, presents a plaque to Brian Pecheles, president of Pecheles Automotive Group.

Alumnus Vonta Leech congratulates the recipient of the Vonta Leach Scholarship, Anna Hobbs. Dr. Sharon Ballard, chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Science, and Dean Anisa Zvonkovic presented certificates to students.

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Kohberger murder trial judge will hear grand jury challenges mostly out of public’s view

Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman

MOSCOW ( Idaho Statesman ) — Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with murdering four University of Idaho students last fall, will argue at hearings Friday that their client’s indictment by a local grand jury should be thrown out on several procedural grounds, but only one of which will be debated in public.

Kohberger’s defense team in July filed a request to dismiss the indictment for what they contend was an error in the instructions given to the grand jurors. A month later, they submitted another filing to the court that cites four more legal challenges of the indictment that pushed the capital murder case to trial.

The procedural concerns Kohberger’s public defense raised last month include claims of grand jury bias, as well as the use of improper evidence and a lack of sufficient evidence to indict. The defense also alleged misconduct by the prosecution over its withholding of evidence from the grand jury that the defense says would disprove Kohberger’s guilt.

The defense filed those four follow-up challenges to the indictment under a court-approved seal, which keeps the details of the arguments hidden from the public. The prosecution’s objection also was held under a court seal.

Already, the use of a grand jury by state prosecutors is an intentionally secretive process. Defendants, their attorneys and the public are not permitted to attend. In turn, the defense is unable to cross-examine witnesses or object to certain evidence.

Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson sat the grand jury exclusively to review the Kohberger case, and it was presided over by retired Judge Jay Gaskill, previously of Idaho’s 2nd Judicial District in Nez Perce County, according to court records. Under Idaho law , only 12 of the 16 selected grand jurors must support indicting a defendant.

The grand jury met over three days and indicted Kohberger on May 16, the court records showed. He was arraigned on May 22, when he stood silent and declined to enter a plea , leading Judge John Judge of Idaho’s 2nd Judicial District in Latah County, who is overseeing the case, to default to not guilty.

The indictment vacated Kohberger’s scheduled June preliminary hearing, where a judge otherwise determines whether probable cause exists to move a case to trial. If the grand jury challenge is successful, the case likely would revert to a preliminary hearing, an alternative the defense offered in the challenge to the grand jury instructions.

Kohberger, 28, is accused of stabbing to death the four U of I students at an off-campus Moscow home in November 2022. The victims were seniors Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, both 21; and junior Xana Kernodle and freshman Ethan Chapin, both 20.

At the time, Kohberger was a graduate student in Washington State University’s criminal justice and criminology department. WSU is located in Pullman, about 9 miles west of Moscow.

Kohberger is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty if a jury convicts him.

Kohberger’s attorneys, in their argument against the instructions received by the grand jurors, asserted that the standard of proof in the Idaho Constitution demands the same level as a conviction at trial: beyond a reasonable doubt. Historically, the language has been interpreted to require the lower legal threshold of being more likely guilty than not, or what is known as probable cause. The same legal threshold is required to obtain a search warrant or make an arrest.

Jay Logsdon, one of Kohberger’s public defenders, in the defense’s filing implored Judge to rule for his client, which would support Idaho’s past efforts at “adopting reforms to the grand jury system intended to restore to that system its function as bulwark for freedom.”

Edwina Elcox is a Boise-based criminal defense attorney who formerly served as an Ada County deputy prosecutor. She commended the creativity of Kohberger’s public defenders in filing the legal threshold challenge but voiced doubts it would succeed.

“Obviously, it’s thoroughly researched and is a novel legal argument,” Elcox told the Idaho Statesman in a phone interview. “But this is a loser motion before this court, and that’s the reality of the situation.”

The defense’s argument was unlikely to prevail at least in part because it would overturn the longstanding legal standard for an indictment, retired Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Jones previously told the Statesman . He described the effort as “some kind of Hail Mary thing.”

Judge will hear those arguments Friday afternoon. The defense’s other four legal claims aimed at tossing the grand jury indictment, however, will be debated during a morning session that is closed to the public, at the defense’s request and with no objection from prosecutors, court records showed.

All grand jury records, including transcripts and the jury selection list, are typically filed under court seal. The day after the indictment, Thompson also obtained a court order from Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall, who handled the Kohberger case in its early stages, to seal the names of the witnesses who testified before the grand jury .

At least two of the victims’ families recently voiced frustration about how information about the case has been released to the public as they advocated for maintaining cameras inside the courtroom. Judge has yet to issue his decision from a hearing on the matter last week.

Shanon Gray, attorney for the Goncalves family, issued a statement to the Statesman on behalf of his clients, as well as some members of the Kernodle family.

“This case is surrounded by secrecy. Everything is either sealed or redacted,” which leads to speculation, the statement read. “That speculation is fueled by the secrecy surrounding everything that is filed and every hearing that is closed off to the media and the public.”

The inherently secretive nature of grand juries makes assessing the potential at successful challenges difficult, Elcox said. But she questioned the need to restrict public access for the entirety of the hearing on the defense’s four more recent claims, given some are legal arguments over process.

“If the challenges are to individual grand jurors, then I can see the need to protect identities,” she said. “I can at least understand the theory behind that portion of it. But if they’re challenging irregularities like the prosecution did something wrong, I don’t know why you’d want that sealed.”

Even so, of the four arguments that the public won’t get to watch — and not knowing the specifics of the evidence-based challenges — Elcox said the defense’s best possible chance of overturning the indictment would be assertions of bias from the local grand jury.

“That’s where it’s likely going to be because you’re dealing with an extremely small community, where a large portion of revenue and employment is literally centered around that college,” she said. “Getting an unbiased, neutral grand jury in that county just on face value would be extremely difficult. So if I had to pick a horse to bet on, it would be that one.”

Even if Judge rules in favor of the defense on any of its five arguments, the state’s prosecution of Kohberger is not going away, Elcox said.

“Even if they were successful, all is not said and done here,” she said. “Per the defense’s own request, their alternative remedy is to remand it for a preliminary hearing, which also is a probable cause hearing.”

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Meryl streep’s comments about mixed martial arts motivated conor mcgregor to prove her wrong in ‘road house’.

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At the New York City premiere of Doug Liman’s remake of Road House on Tuesday, Conor McGregor shared with The Hollywood Reporter how Meryl Streep ‘s negative comments about mixed martial arts made him want to prove himself even more while starring in the film.

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“Fighting is the most beautiful form of art, and you know, it’s a great thing to come into this game, which is also art,” he said. “I was really taken aback because fighting is an art. It’s brutal also, so I can understand. It’s not for somebody to make a mistake; it’s real artistry for those who do what we do, so I came in [to filming Road House ] with maybe a little chip on my shoulder and wanting to represent my sport and my art, give my best in this arena.”

In this iteration of Road House , McGregor plays the villainous Knox, who faces off against former UFC champion-turned-bouncer Dalton ( Jake Gyllenhaal ) in a battle for the titular bar. While appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , Gyllenhaal shared that the UFC star “clocked” him in the face “by mistake.”

McGregor confirmed he did in fact hit Gyllenhaal in the face, saying, “Aye, one or two little wallops. What’s a fight between friends, eh? At the lovely Road House.” The Irish athlete added, “But he gave ’em back, too! Jake’s a consummate professional, and he took it well and gave it right back. That’s what you gotta do. Gotta get up and fight right back.”

When asked if he thinks his co-star has what it takes to be a real-life UFC champion, McGregor had nothing but kind words: “For sure, he could, yes, for sure, I’d love to see him do it. I’d love to see him have a fight or two.”

Gage ended up doing many of his own stunts, which he wasn’t expecting. “I think I just assumed, okay, like, sometimes they’ll have a stunt person there to take over and have your back. But no, Doug, the stunt guys, everyone really wanted us to really do it on our own, and I’m so glad I did. It pushed me. It got me out of my comfort zone. I’m like a really laid-back dude in real life so to push myself in that way was really cool.”

While Gage didn’t need a stunt double for fight sequences, another one of the film’s stars was ready to pull off a terrifying stunt but ended up not doing so. Daniela Melchior , who plays Dalton’s love interest Ellie, has a terrifying scene in a sinking yacht where she tries to break free after being kidnapped. “I had scuba diving lessons [for the scene],” said Melchior. However, the scene ended up requiring a stunt double because it was likely “too dangerous for production,” according to the actress.

Road House will be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video on Thursday.

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Pecheles Automotive new facility coming this summer

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Joe Pecheles Hyundai will be relocating to a brand new Hyundai facility in July 2023.

Construction for the new showroom, located at 201 Greenville Blvd. SE in Greenville began in April of 2022. The $7.5 million showroom will be 22,000 square feet and will replace the original dealership that was build in 1965. The original building will be demolished after their staff completes their transition to the new building.

A quote from Brian Pecheles, the president of Pecheles Automotive Group says:

“Pecheles Automotive is proud to invest in our facilities and our employees to make it a better place for our customers and employees to work and do business.”

For more information on Pecheles Automotive Group, visit https://www.pechelescars.com .

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